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Old 12-19-2003, 11:36 PM
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The Meaning of "Yesterday"

Hey everyone!

I was just wondering if anybody knows the meaning behind the lyrics in "Yesterday". I sorta thought maybe it could be about a break-up, or a death, but does anybody know exactly why Paul wrote it?

If anyone knows, gimme a post please... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 12-20-2003, 12:05 AM
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I'm not sure, but I do know he started off writing it as Scrambled Eggs [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]
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Old 12-20-2003, 04:10 AM
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For your interest, here are the lyrics of "Scrambled Eggs" [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
Scrambled eggs
Have an omelet with some muenster cheese.
Put your dishes in the washbin please
so I can clean the scrambled eggs.

Join me, do
There are lots of eggs for me and you
I've got ham and cheese and bacon too
so go get two and join me, do.

Fried or sunny-side
just aren't right. The mix-bowl begs.
Quick - go get a pan
and we'll scram-ble up some eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs.

Scrambled eggs
Good for breakfast, dinnertime or brunch
Don't buy six or twleve - buy a bunch
and we'll have lunch
on scrambled eggs.

Not bad, when I tried to sing it with Yesterday's melody [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Also, here's what I found on this site:
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Although John claimed that he never wished that he had written it, he did admit that it was a "beautiful" song with "good" lyrics but argued that the lyrics were never resolved. However, others have felt that its strenght lies in its vagueness. All the listener needs to know is that it's about someone wanting to turn back the clock, to retreat to a time before a trafic event. The application is universal.

There has been speculation that in Paul's case the tragedy referred to was the death of his mother and the regret was over his inability to express his grief at the time.
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Old 12-20-2003, 08:10 AM
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All I knew was that Paul woke up with the tune so complete he had to ask everyone if it was a song already because he didn't think he wrote it. [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]
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Old 12-22-2003, 05:36 PM
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[img]smilies/lol.gif[/img] Thanks for the lyrics Yurie. I've only seen a little bit of the lyrics.
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Old 12-25-2003, 10:38 PM
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Originally posted by steffieweffie:
<STRONG> [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img] Thanks for the lyrics Yurie. I've only seen a little bit of the lyrics.</STRONG>
Yeah me too! They're really cool. [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]
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<STRONG>All I knew was that Paul woke up with the tune so complete he had to ask everyone if it was a song already because he didn't think he wrote it. [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]</STRONG>
[img]smilies/rotfl.gif[/img] That's great! Haha, wow, imagine that? Just wake up singing something totally original and not even know it.
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